Praveen Paranjothi is the founder of Startup Europe India Network (“SEU-IN”), a partner network for growth, investments, and strategic sourcing in the European and Indian digital markets for Startups, Investors, and Corporates. SEU-IN is set out as the key initiative for Startups in the “EU-India agenda for action 2020” between EU and India.

Mr. Paranjothi is also a Venture Capital investor at the European Investment Fund, (“EIF”), the largest and most influential investor in European Venture Capital with over EUR 4bn committed in European Venture capital. At EIF, he is a senior member in the Venture Capital team, holds active Board roles in a number of European Venture Capital funds, and also has key focus on country specific initiatives for Luxembourg, Turkey, and the Baltics. Mr. Paranjothi has previously worked with leading technology and investment companies including Siemens Venture Capital, Nokia/Nokia Siemens Networks, and Siemens in Germany.

Mr. Paranjothi holds a MBA from HEC Paris, France, completed with an exchange at the Haas School at UC Berkeley, USA. He holds a Masters and Bachelor in Engineering from UAS Darmstadt, Germany and University of Madras, India, respectively. Mr. Paranjothi holds a MBA, and a Masters in Electrical Engineering, and he attended HEC Paris, France, UC Berkeley, USA, UAS Darmstadt, Germany, and University of Madras, India.